Re: [videoblogging] camera
Hi Julian, First a BIG Thanx to Jules, Gena, and David for the advice that pointed me in the right direction. As you know, the amount of product avail is overwhelming and that's just on amazon ebay. So I thought I'd address 2 issues with one purchase, if possible, as I do need primarily to address the video issue but thought I could also get a suitable replacement for the Canon point-n-shoot that had a coronary last month. Maybe not possible in one lo price unit, but that's ok. So I've looked into the Zi8 which amazon has on a special price with xtras thrown in to cement the deal. They are also offering the CG10 at about $124. and that looks pretty good too. Getting past newer/older tech, looks(professional if possible), and price. not too much to ask for, I mean I figure you ask for the sky and negotiate from there. Anyway, after reading tons of reviews, some from very angry camera owners, I really need to be sure that the images in the camera can be seen on the client's computer either PC or Mac with very little fumbling around. Or God forbid, crashing the system. Oy! All of you have been stellar. Thanx again and if you have any thoughts pleze add them. Tom Oh by the way, Jules, I read some interesting info on your company web re: seo optimization and jquery. Like to know more after this debacle is addressed. On Jun 14, 2010, at 5:52 PM, Julian Seery Gude wrote: Hi Tom, Oops, didn't copy the list in my first response to you. Then thought of one last thing to add (at end of this email). In case anyone else wants to jump in to reply to Tom, my advice was that I believe a cheap camera like the Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 would do just fine (as would many others). My other suggestion was just a basic one that others here have written about before, such as moving the camera closer and perhaps using a cheap audio recorder as a backup to reduce the worry of things going wrong with the audio in the field (good ol' murphy). One last note about something that surprised me on the Xacti's external mic jack. Sanyo doesn't use a standard sized audio input jack on cameras like the VPC-HD1000/2000. You'll likely need a $2.50 converter from Radio Shack (or similar) to plug your external mic into your camera. /jules On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Julian, I've saved the email that you wrote as a reference for the future. It was the most considered and considerate response I got, and well, the future rushed in the door this past weekend. Right off the bat, I'm apologizing for this surprise email and if it's too much trouble to answer, and it may well be, I am not offended. I do have a Skype account w/video capability so if that's an option, I'm available at your convenience. Here's the reason for this rushed if not frantic communique, A non-profit org. where I volunteer, heard about a Training program I've been developing. At one of their events this past weekend their CEO requested that I run a couple of these workshops for their staff. Although it came as a surprise, for all the right reasons I said... Yes. Which brings this email to you. I know I'll need a video camera as that's part of the training regimen. The main issue is $$. I really want to do the training but the camera need couldn't have come at a worse time financially. Nevertheless, what is, is. So I re-read your email, below and consolidating all the suggestions I've read, I figured that I should wait to buy a camera with an audio-in for an xternal mic. But, that feature raises the camera price substantially as other features are added also or upgraded. The training will take place in a conference room or office. One person at a time. Camera on a tripod, maybe 10-15' away. I will record the person speaking, then plug the camera into a handy computer, theirs, watch it and comment, then move on. That's it, no iMovie editing, no saving on the camera. So I need some advice if you could be so kind. Under the described conditions, do you recommend an xternal mic or would the built in mic suffice, and remember this is about speaking. Does the video format matter if I'm simply recording to view on a computer, mac or pc, not to edit? As a result of this request, I've been frantically investigating alternatives on the web. I went to ebay and found a VPC-HD 1000, USED up for bids. Takes an xternal mic, which I may/may not need. Cruised amazon. Found a simpler xacti CG10 on sale for $124. but no xternal mic. Than I began looking at the newer digital point-n-shoots from Canon, Sony, Nikon that are both pic vid with audio. Priced at around $150 w/vid capability, if they work and they might, that's the top end of my budget right now. Would prefer around $100-125 actually. I could go on, but out of respect for you, I'll stop. OK, so if you have anytime this week to address this or if you
Re: [videoblogging] Re: camera
Hi Mike, Thanx for the input. Decided to go with the CG10 from amazon at a good price. Based final decision after viewing many vids at youtube. Convincing. Glad you got your domain name. Tom Dolan On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 2:47 PM, mgmoon mgm...@yahoo.com wrote: Hmmm, wonder what happened to my post I made yesterday? Anyhow... here's the info. Anyhow --- HD1010 new on eBay for $262 from a Canadian Photo Store. Today, Dell.ca has the Kodak ZX3 (Sportplay) for $129 Candadian and includes 4gb card and case. If you need links, send me a msg. Mike p.s. http://MikeMoon.ca -- Finally picked up the domain. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Tom Dolan tomjdo...@... wrote: Hi Julian, First a BIG Thanx to Jules, Gena, and David for the advice that pointed me in the right direction. As you know, the amount of product avail is overwhelming and that's just on amazon ebay. So I thought I'd address 2 issues with one purchase, if possible, as I do need primarily to address the video issue but thought I could also get a suitable replacement for the Canon point-n-shoot that had a coronary last month. Maybe not possible in one lo price unit, but that's ok. So I've looked into the Zi8 which amazon has on a special price with xtras thrown in to cement the deal. They are also offering the CG10 at about $124. and that looks pretty good too. Getting past newer/older tech, looks(professional if possible), and price. not too much to ask for, I mean I figure you ask for the sky and negotiate from there. Anyway, after reading tons of reviews, some from very angry camera owners, I really need to be sure that the images in the camera can be seen on the client's computer either PC or Mac with very little fumbling around. Or God forbid, crashing the system. Oy! All of you have been stellar. Thanx again and if you have any thoughts pleze add them. Tom Oh by the way, Jules, I read some interesting info on your company web re: seo optimization and jquery. Like to know more after this debacle is addressed. On Jun 14, 2010, at 5:52 PM, Julian Seery Gude wrote: Hi Tom, Oops, didn't copy the list in my first response to you. Then thought of one last thing to add (at end of this email). In case anyone else wants to jump in to reply to Tom, my advice was that I believe a cheap camera like the Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 would do just fine (as would many others). My other suggestion was just a basic one that others here have written about before, such as moving the camera closer and perhaps using a cheap audio recorder as a backup to reduce the worry of things going wrong with the audio in the field (good ol' murphy). One last note about something that surprised me on the Xacti's external mic jack. Sanyo doesn't use a standard sized audio input jack on cameras like the VPC-HD1000/2000. You'll likely need a $2.50 converter from Radio Shack (or similar) to plug your external mic into your camera. /jules On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Tom Dolan tomjdo...@... wrote: Hi Julian, I've saved the email that you wrote as a reference for the future. It was the most considered and considerate response I got, and well, the future rushed in the door this past weekend. Right off the bat, I'm apologizing for this surprise email and if it's too much trouble to answer, and it may well be, I am not offended. I do have a Skype account w/video capability so if that's an option, I'm available at your convenience. Here's the reason for this rushed if not frantic communique, A non-profit org. where I volunteer, heard about a Training program I've been developing. At one of their events this past weekend their CEO requested that I run a couple of these workshops for their staff. Although it came as a surprise, for all the right reasons I said... Yes. Which brings this email to you. I know I'll need a video camera as that's part of the training regimen. The main issue is $$. I really want to do the training but the camera need couldn't have come at a worse time financially. Nevertheless, what is, is. So I re-read your email, below and consolidating all the suggestions I've read, I figured that I should wait to buy a camera with an audio-in for an xternal mic. But, that feature raises the camera price substantially as other features are added also or upgraded. The training will take place in a conference room or office. One person at a time. Camera on a tripod, maybe 10-15' away. I will record the person speaking, then plug the camera into a handy computer, theirs, watch it and comment, then move on. That's it, no iMovie editing, no saving on the camera. So I need some advice if you could be so kind. Under the described conditions, do you recommend
Re: [videoblogging] camera
Hi Julian,
I've saved the email that you wrote as a reference for the future. It
was the most considered and considerate response I got, and well, the
future rushed in the door this past weekend. Right off the bat, I'm
apologizing for this surprise email and if it's too much trouble to
answer, and it may well be, I am not offended. I do have a Skype
account w/video capability so if that's an option, I'm available at
your convenience. Here's the reason for this rushed if not frantic
communique,
A non-profit org. where I volunteer, heard about a Training program
I've been developing. At one of their events this past weekend their
CEO requested that I run a couple of these workshops for their staff.
Although it came as a surprise, for all the right reasons I said...
Yes. Which brings this email to you.
I know I'll need a video camera as that's part of the training
regimen. The main issue is $$. I really want to do the training but
the camera need couldn't have come at a worse time financially.
Nevertheless, what is, is. So I re-read your email, below and
consolidating all the suggestions I've read, I figured that I should
wait to buy a camera with an audio-in for an xternal mic. But, that
feature raises the camera price substantially as other features are
added also or upgraded.
The training will take place in a conference room or office. One
person at a time. Camera on a tripod, maybe 10-15' away. I will record
the person speaking, then plug the camera into a handy computer,
theirs, watch it and comment, then move on. That's it, no iMovie
editing, no saving on the camera. So I need some advice if you could
be so kind.
Under the described conditions, do you recommend an xternal mic or
would the built in mic suffice, and remember this is about speaking.
Does the video format matter if I'm simply recording to view on a
computer, mac or pc, not to edit?
As a result of this request, I've been frantically investigating
alternatives on the web. I went to ebay and found a VPC-HD 1000, USED
up for bids. Takes an xternal mic, which I may/may not need. Cruised
amazon. Found a simpler xacti CG10 on sale for $124. but no xternal
mic. Than I began looking at the newer digital point-n-shoots from
Canon, Sony, Nikon that are both pic vid with audio. Priced at
around $150 w/vid capability, if they work and they might, that's the
top end of my budget right now. Would prefer around $100-125 actually.
I could go on, but out of respect for you, I'll stop.
OK, so if you have anytime this week to address this or if you think
using Skype would expedite this or make it easier for you please advise.
If you've read this far, you're a gem of a person, and
Thank you,
Tom Dolan
tomjdolan.com
On Jan 26, 2010, at 2:52 AM, Julian Seery Gude wrote:
Hi Tom,
You mentioned the Sanyo's and their Xacti line is a big hit with
many on this list and I'm one of them.
To get an external mic you can go with the VPC-HD2000 which has a
street price of $500 new (I think they listed for around $800). I
really am a huge fan of the Xacti pistol grip format and I've used
their entry level 720p offering the VPC-CG10 (sorry, no ext mic) to
great satisfaction. Just last week I picked up an older VPC-HD1000
(does have ext mic) for $255 off eBay with lots of nice accessories
(like a wide angle lens).
I know a lot of people love the Canons. I believe Flash based units
like the Canon Vixia HF200 are very good and in the price range of
$550 street.
Which leads me to a follow on question for the group. These HD
videocameras need nice fast SDHC cards. Which ones have worked best
for you?
Theoretically any modern Flash based HD camera should be shooting
through a Class 6 or better card. I've read lots of good things
about Class 10 cards and after pouring through reviews settled on
the Patriot LX series. The 8GB unit is only $26 but really hard to
find in stock. 16GB in the Patriot goes for $46 and is widely
available. I hear that the Patriots compare very favorably with the
Sandisk Extreme's which go for over double the price. Any
experiences with Class 6 and Class 10 SDHC cards to share?
/julian
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On Jan 25, 2010, at 11:43 PM, Tom Dolan wrote:
Hey Vid-folk,
I had an interesting idea and I want to run it by you. A local but
large pro camera shop might take in trade, a complete Pentax 35mm
outfit. Xcellent condition, lenses, motor, etc... towards something
else. I won't get what I think it's worth but I might be offered enuf
to let it go. Now,
Here's the conundrum: at different price levels starting lo and
ending
at about $6/800..(OK so I'm optimistic), what would you suggest I
consider? It's got to work with iMac-iMovie'09, have
[videoblogging] files
Hi, Can someone tell me the meaning of: Flattened movie or video file? I'm looking into different ways to compress for the web from iMovie and occasionally I see this term. Thanx Tom Dolan tomjdolan.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] files
Thanx for taking the time to explain that Adrian, I guess I'll select 'quick start' when I convert. I use Quick Time Pro to convert from iMovie to a QT movie which I then upload to YouTube, blip and a few others. My files have been very large, even after following the advice of a very popular vid-blogger. I don't like the resolution that he apparently finds acceptable. But thru trial error just the other day, I discovered a combo of selections that reduced my file size to about 1/3 size with ok acceptable rez. Anyway, I was happy about that. Again, Thanx. Some folks on this site seem to have an elevated opinion re: their opinion and so I don't engage the group often. You've been considerate. Thank you, Tom Dolan On Jun 6, 2010, at 6:46 PM, Adrian Miles wrote: Flattening the movie interleaves data through the file structure. The aim (from memory) is to have key data up front so the player gets it first and doesn't have to wait for it to arrive. I don't know what data this is but imagine it would be things like: duration frame rate gamma volume metadata (who, when, etc) Actually, that's what fast start does. I think flattening only interleaves the data so that it is 'packed' into the file format in the most efficient way for playback. For fast start the object is to let the video be able to begin playing before all the media has arrived (aka fast start). This was (and is) an innovation as in the early days of video, unless you were using RTSP, the entire media file would have to be delivered before it could play. With long and large files this was a nuisance. It might sound obvious, but it wasn't at the time. (Imagine being able to start reading a very large Word doc in Word, that was online, before all the pages had arrived, that's what flattening - and fast start - help to achieve). an appropriate closing Adrian Miles School of Media and Communication Program Director B.Comm Honours vogmae.net.au On 7 June 2010 10:21, Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Can someone tell me the meaning of: Flattened movie or video file? I'm looking into different ways to compress for the web from iMovie and occasionally I see this term. Thanx Tom Dolan tomjdolan.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Tom Dolan tomjdolan.com
Re: [videoblogging] external hard drives for editing?
I've been very happy with the 500GB OWC drive I bought last year. Priced right, sits upright or not, and it's quite. Check it out. Tom Dolan On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:20 AM, David Lee King davidleek...@gmail.comwrote: I'd like to move to doing more editing of videos and music off of an external hard drive... I've used LaCie drives for that before, and that seemed to work ok. But wanted to find out you amazing video peeps suggest - what would you buy/what do you use? Thanks! David Lee King davidleeking.com - blog davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog twitter | skype: davidleeking [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Docu-promo Or Documentary?
Mornin Mark, I thought that maybe I was being a bit brusque, but threw caution to the wind and hit 'send'...glad it didn't offend you. I'm involved with the Braille Inst in LA as a volunteer Reader/Voiceover recorder from my studio. For about 2 years. They're kinda floundering IMHO w/Nu media/web stuff. Keep me posted on your progress/results as I'm trying to nudge them into a more contemporary and productive posture. Good luck, Tom Dolan On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Mark Villaseñor videoblogyahoogr...@tailtrex.tv wrote: Tom Dolan: ...my initial reaction is that you may be complicating it, unnecessarily. That thought crossed my mind, hence the question of those more experienced with Vlogging. I'm exploring possible traffic generation elements, really, which can themselves be complex issues. Appreciate the straight advice nonetheless, Tom, thanks. Mark Villaseñor, www.TailTrex.tv Canine Adventures For Charity - sm www.SOAR508.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Docu-promo Or Documentary?
Hey Mark, Seems like you've got a good subject and after reading the enclosed letter my initial reaction is that you may be complicating it, unnecessarily. Don't be too clever with the approach. Lay out the issues visually, offer the audience some solutions, then refer them to your organization for further info, training, resources, etc. Be straightforward honest upfront. A conflict exists, an issue to be dealt with or whatever. An observation I've made is some people reject criticism of both their kids and their pets. I say that to assure you that some in the audience will be disapprove, so what, but you'll also make friends, and so there you are. Either way doesn't deny the need for a compromise/resolution/solution. Good Luck. Tom Dolan On Apr 6, 2010, at 10:16 AM, Mark Villaseñor wrote: Hi Group: Bear with me while I run down a situation..? I'm considering shooting either a docu-promo of sorts, essentially a documentary with strong promotional overtones (an explicit theme of come see us here sort of thing). Or given our subject matter and overt purpose behind TailTrex.tv (TTTV), shoot a short (30 to 60 minute) stand alone hybrid documentary. Hybrid meaning; it would promote our nonprofit aims very subtly, by way of a TTTV logo watermark and invitation (call to action) just before end credits. Stand alone meaning; the piece would have its own website and identity, available to the public free of charge (via Blip.tv and related ads). The TTTV purpose is to provide educational resources through visual media to the dog owning public, regarding proper dog handling on public lands. That is, in part, because the vast majority of dog owners are clueless to the facts. Thus the aim behind either course, docu-promo or documentary, would be to detail the need for education. Even so the dog on public lands is a controversial subject to some on both sides of the equation -- for and against -- while others are clueless without opinion. The TTTV effort is a revenue center, which means the more traffic the more we can serve our ultimate aims of facilitating disabled access, into wild places. So frankly; a little controversy and related web-buzz is fine by me (especially with 50 million US dog owners as the target market). Hence; my gut is saying go for a harder hitting documentary style of presenting the issues. Yet being a new-be to Vlogging I'm uncertain. Here's my question... Would you agree or disagree with my hunch to play toward the natural controversial subject matter aspects, by a more formal documentary style? Or would you suggest approaching it softer through a milder docu-promo angle? Thanks in advance for all constructive comments. Mark Villaseñor, www.TailTrex.tv Canine Adventures For Charity - sm www.SOAR508.org Tom Dolan tomjdolan.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Rode Videomic versus Rode Stereomic
Hi Rupert, If I can break into this conversation between you andRupert, I'd like to say that in the situation you're describing, I don't think stereo audio is an issue. I capture my video podcast audio with a mono lavaliere and convert with QT Pro and the results are very good. The audio goes in as mono but comes out as mono in both channels. You can check my podcast if you like and hear for yourself. I've just opened it up so it still needs some content but please check it out. Stereo in the field could be a complication you could easily avoid and I would unless the situation demanded otherwise. Good Listening Good Luck, and now feel free to continue your conversation with Rupert. Tom Dolan On Mar 31, 2010, at 4:51 AM, Rupert Howe wrote: excellent - i can have a thread all to myself. well, Rupert, it seems to me after a moment's consideration that the Stereo videomic is probably better for atmosphere and group discussions, whereas the more directional mono videomic would be better for interview use. does that sound right? Yes, Rupert, that would seem to make sense. Thanks. No problem. On 31 Mar 2010, at 12:37, Rupert Howe wrote: here's another general question for the audiophiles like Richard - is there really much difference between a mono and a stereo mic at this level? surely in most cases - recording someone talking, or capturing general atmos for instance, both channels will be almost exactly the same? and the range and response isn't improved by having stereo, is it? what am i missing? On 31 Mar 2010, at 12:30, Rupert Howe wrote: Does anybody have any experience comparing the quality of the Rode mono stereo videomics? I know they're popular with videobloggers. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] how many video accounts do you have
Hi Chad, You question got me to thinking. As I'm just about to launch my video blog, I decided to try to coordinate my online presence under one name/ i.d/banner, etc. Thinking it would be ez for folks to find me here-n- there. After a cursory look at both your accounts, they are a 'potpourri' of general info. On the other hand, what of this new blog? Maybe it should have a home of its own. A look and feel, disconnected from your current offerings. Are you considering developing this blog into some sort of venture, or adventure that needs to stand on its own? If so, make it so. I have a channel on blip, but nothing on it yet, a replacement YouTube channel (couldn't change the name), a blog which will anchor the whole venture and the aim to get up on iTunes. So, that's the plan today, my visitors feedback may change my mind. So I have a question, and I'm wondering about tubemogul as a distributor to everyone else? blip sez they will connect me to iTunes, but it seems the tubemogul connects me to everyone with a single upload. Any experience or advice along these lines? Good luck Chad and keep us posted. Tom Feb 15, 2010, at 7:54 AM, Chad Boeninger wrote: So perhaps a bizarre question. How many different video hosting accounts do you have, and how do you manage them? I have a couple of different accounts on Blip and Youtube and one on Vimeo, but mostly all of my videos, (video blogging, bike rides, business research tools, etc) go under two primary accounts. http://libraryvoice.blip.tv/ and http://www.youtube.com/user/cfboeninger . As you can see, my two accounts basically serve as a catch-all repository for all of my videos. I also have another Blip account that just hosts family videos. My videos are posted on 3-4 different blogs. I have an idea for a new show format that I would like to do that would have a more consistent theme than my potpouri of current videos. Is is worth creating a new account for the show, or just upload the videos to my existing accounts and embed them on a destination blog page? I just wonder how many people stick to a show page on Blip or Youtube, or if they watch/subscribe to the shows on the destination website page/blog. Any thoughts on this? If you look at the help pages on Blip, what I have is currently not a show per se, but a hodge podge of videos. I'm not looking to quit my day job, but the idea of having an account tied to a specific show does sound appealing. However, managing multiple accounts does create some problems, as your content winds up being all over the place and hard to keep up with what's where. I suppose I could just use my existing accounts and point people to the destination website in the video description. Any advice from the pros? Thanks in advance, Chad -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Remember when it was all 320x240?
Hi Dave, What $400 cam did you buy? Curious that's all. Tom On Feb 9, 2010, at 11:49 PM, David Jones wrote: On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:19 PM, adammerc...@att.net adammerc...@att.net wrote: Call me old school, but I still publish my vlog in 320x240. For a couple of reasons. My old Flip shoots at 640x480 and at the native size its pretty crummy. Scaled to quarter screen it tightens up and cleans up the noise considerably. Also theres nothing in my vlog that needs to be seen at HD resolution. Waste of bandwidth. If you follow that logic to its logical conclusion, then why have a video blog at all?, why not just an audio podcast? Or at least why not 160x120 for even more bandwidth saving and speed? A video blog should be all about the video (ok audio is super important too, but beside the point), the bigger and more glorious the source material the better. Try watching 320x240 full screen... I know people who watch my video blog like a TV show and put it on full screen while having their breakfast etc. The beauty of modern hosts like YouTube are that it offers whatever resolution the user desires. Defaults to 360p to save bandwidth, but offers selectable 480p, 720p, or higher for those who chose it. I now always shoot and upload in 1280x720 because: a) I have the camera that can do it b) People have different needs (and bandwidth isn't an issue for probably the majority of people these days) c) And you never know what the future holds. I didn't want to look back in a few years and wish I had shot those previous hundred episodes in HD for whatever reason. Any video blogger who is filming and/or uploading in 320x240 only is doing their effort a real disservice I think. My $400 HD cam was the best money I ever spent. Dave. Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Remember when it was all 320x240?
Thanx. Tom On Feb 10, 2010, at 1:37 PM, David Jones wrote: On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:23 AM, Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Dave, What $400 cam did you buy? Curious that's all. Sanyo Xacti HD1010 It's been discussed on here many times now. Dave. Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Blatant copying of my Blog!
Hi David, Is there any way to publicize this person, to out him, to report him to any sanctions organization? I guess I'm wondering if there is any way to control this kind of behavior. I was glad to see the quik response you get from the original host. That's encouraging. Tom Dolan On Feb 7, 2010, at 6:48 PM, David Jones wrote: http://www.warvideoblog.com/ He's back with a new host (ixwebhosting.com), but no site uploaded yet. Will be interesting to see if he copies me again, or some other video blog! Dave. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Remember when it was all 320x240?
Hi Rupert, Good perspective. Thank you. My blog is almost ready for prime time and to test the workings of videos I downloaded 2 videos that I had parked on YouTube. I'm pretty impressed with the simplicity of the embed and the quite nice functioning of the videos. I've been preparing to use blip and one of the reasons was because they seem to be an entryway to iTunes. What about that? Also, I'm not really into coding although I've been directed to make some changes with wordPress and I've been fine with it. Where exactly would I post showinfo=0 in the embed code to clean-up the player? Thanx, and btw, the video of the Alexander Tech. is nice: calm, honest, conversational. Tom Dolan On Feb 5, 2010, at 5:05 PM, Rupert Howe wrote: I am finding fewer and fewer reasons to avoid YouTube. YouTube's quality now is as good as Blip - better than their flvs, in fact - the new layout on their pages is good, and so are their sharing options. Get round the bad bits by turning off comments and ratings, and add showinfo=0 to your embed code to remove the ugly text title star rating from the embedded player. I just made a 1 minute profile video for my wife's business, and embedded it on her home page as a YouTube player. It looks good. You can see it at: http://londonalexandertechnique.co.uk/ Previously I would have used Blip for this, but they and Vimeo now prohibit you from publishing any videos which promote businesses. I think I'm going to be using YouTube a lot more from now on, for everything. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 6 Feb 2010, at 00:08, Jay dedman wrote: They don't make you an HD flash version but blip has always supported any size file you want to put up there. You can just add a 1080p file (along with lots of other formats) when you upload. Thats why blip is good. They are almost completely format agnostic. For instance, I use always blip when I need to post an mp3. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://momentshowing.net http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com
Re: [videoblogging] Blatant copying of my Blog!
I didn't know this kinda thing was even possible. Is there anything we as a group can do to assist Dave with this? Is this a common occurrence? Are there laws governing this illegal action and finally, How did Dave discover the theft? And, what does DMCA them mean? Tom Dolan On Feb 4, 2010, at 2:50 PM, Joly MacFie wrote: Never seen anything quite like it. I suppose they could have crawled your site, but it kind of looks like they might have had ta mysql dump. DMCA them! = Registrant: warvideoblog.com 547 Skinner Hollow Road Haines, California 97833 United States Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com) Domain Name: WARVIDEOBLOG.COM Created on: 16-Jul-08 Expires on: 16-Jul-10 Last Updated on: 10-Apr-09 Administrative Contact: Bryant, Jerome K i...@warvideoblog.com warvideoblog.com 547 Skinner Hollow Road Haines, California 97833 United States +1.5418563392 Fax -- +1.5418563392 Technical Contact: Bryant, Jerome K i...@warvideoblog.com warvideoblog.com 547 Skinner Hollow Road Haines, California 97833 United States +1.5418563392 Fax -- +1.5418563392 Domain servers in listed order: NS33.DOMAINCONTROL.COM NS34.DOMAINCONTROL.COM On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 4:46 PM, David Jones david.jo...@altium.com wrote: I just discovered my blog site has been completely copied! My site: http://www.eevblog.com The copy: http://www.warvideoblog.com/ Clearly an attempt to cash in on ad revenue with established content. Anyone else experienced this? Dave. -- -- Joly MacFie 917 442 8665 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com -- Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] video chat
Hello V-group, Anyone have experience with video chat? How about Skype with a Mac? I've held off with Skype because some say there are issues w/Mac's. Any advice on this topic would be welcome. Thanx, Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com
Re: [videoblogging] Turnhere free videos
Hi All, Been looking @ some video blog sites and comparing to the one I'm building. I've imported two short videos I made, from YouTube just to chk compatibility, etc. They appear in a list format on the Home page/ Blog and I can add commentary if I choose so far so good. But now, I've been looking at other vid-blogs and some have a Player with selections in a list connected to the player either under the Player or to the side of the Player. Do you think that's a better format than the more traditional 'blog' style where each is listed in its own space? I know, content is important, nevertheless, I'd like to give the visitor a format that is user friendly but surprise them with the content. Opinions pleze. BTW, Richard Harrington likes lijit. So I checked it out. Thought OK, so I installed configured it as small, non-intrusive, no ads. Kinda neat, but the search on my site either had ads, or worse, if the subject was not found on my site it offered off-site locations...excse me! I deactivated the plugin, wrote lijit support with ??'s and awaiting response. I don't want ads at least for awhile. So back to WordPress Search for now and I'm ok with it. Any experience w/lijit or opinions? Inspirational Vid-blogs I should check-out? Thanx. Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com
Re: [videoblogging] Turnhere free videos
Hi Jim, You know, this whole adventure is so new, and so I'm advancing a little more cautiously than I normally would. Actually, with so much bad/cautionary Press re: the web, I find it difficult to 'trust' unknowns. I did get into lijit quite late last nite and I'll take a look at it more closely. Thanx for your comments, Tom Dolan On Jan 31, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Jim Turner wrote: As a full disclosure Tom, Lijit is a previous client of mine. The Lijit widget is paid for on its end buy advertising. The reason it offers up other sites for the serach term is because it will provide information of the people in your network. You can configure the search results to default to your own blog initially and then to your network of friends and their blogs, then to the web etc. I am curious whether you also waited until the reports are sent out on Sunday evening. It provides valuable information about what searches brought people to your site, searches that people made on your site that do not provide results etc. The Lijit search function also allows people to get to other related search results within your site that might also interest them It will increase your page views from that standpoint. It may be that they can turn off ads on your search results and they actually have a revenue share from that end. I'll let them answer your questions directly and I know Tara Anderson and her staff would be happy to answer all the questions to your satisfaction. If not let me know and I will help where I can. Jim Turner On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, Been looking @ some video blog sites and comparing to the one I'm building. I've imported two short videos I made, from YouTube just to chk compatibility, etc. They appear in a list format on the Home page/ Blog and I can add commentary if I choose so far so good. But now, I've been looking at other vid-blogs and some have a Player with selections in a list connected to the player either under the Player or to the side of the Player. Do you think that's a better format than the more traditional 'blog' style where each is listed in its own space? I know, content is important, nevertheless, I'd like to give the visitor a format that is user friendly but surprise them with the content. Opinions pleze. BTW, Richard Harrington likes lijit. So I checked it out. Thought OK, so I installed configured it as small, non-intrusive, no ads. Kinda neat, but the search on my site either had ads, or worse, if the subject was not found on my site it offered off-site locations...excse me! I deactivated the plugin, wrote lijit support with ??'s and awaiting response. I don't want ads at least for awhile. So back to WordPress Search for now and I'm ok with it. Any experience w/lijit or opinions? Inspirational Vid-blogs I should check-out? Thanx. Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com tomjdolan%40gmail.com -- Jim Turner One By One Media, LLC www.onebyonemedia.com www.bloggersforhire.com @Genuine this email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com
[videoblogging] camera features
Hey Group-folk, In preparation for a visit to the photo shop next week, I'd like to run some features by you and pleze comment if you can. I'll be shooting for the web, to put in web sites, mine and maybe others. I'll edit in iMovie'09 on an intel iMac. I've been thinking future=Flash memory, but many Tape cameras are still made like the VIXIA HV40. Is Tape worth considering?? People complain about motor noise in the audio. How will I know if the motor noise is being captured or not? Will an in store test tell me? Is AVCHD difficult to work with/download.and finally is HD necessary or preferable for web viewing? BTW, the Sanyo specs look good but the form factor discourages me. Gotta move forward with my project so thanx for the input/feedback. Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] camera
Hey Vid-folk, I had an interesting idea and I want to run it by you. A local but large pro camera shop might take in trade, a complete Pentax 35mm outfit. Xcellent condition, lenses, motor, etc... towards something else. I won't get what I think it's worth but I might be offered enuf to let it go. Now, Here's the conundrum: at different price levels starting lo and ending at about $6/800..(OK so I'm optimistic), what would you suggest I consider? It's got to work with iMac-iMovie'09, have an external mic, and I prefer flash memory over tape/hard-drive. BTW, I was surprised to see a Sanyo model mentioned here several times. I don't see them featured on the review sites, usually the same canon/sony/pana/etc stuff. My 1st 16mm camera was a Sanyo and it was pretty good. So what video cameras would YOU trade the 35mm system for? and I'm not into the Flip style camera for now. Go for it...and Thanx. Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com
Re: [videoblogging] Winkball.com - new British vlogging service
Hey Jay, I'm sittin here reading Steve's book when a thought occurs. My father- in-law gave me a Sharp video camera when we left Japan to return to the US. It's a Hi8 camera with all the menus in Japanese, but Masako translated them for me so I could use the camera. The output is Hi8 tape of course with RCA cables too. I stopped using it because I figured the world is digital and time has passed it by. But maybe I could still use it...thinkin budget. Of course if it required an expensive converter of some sort I'd rather put the money into a new camera...any thoughts. Also, I am making the vid-pod in my studio using the iSight on the iMac. Looks ok so far. Would I get any noticeable increase in production values if I got the Logitech webcam for Mac? Thanx, Tom On Jan 23, 2010, at 7:38 PM, Jay dedman wrote: On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com wrote: Thanx for the response Jay. I've been monitoring this group for awhile and I'm impressed with the (mostly) positive energy here. I appreciate your input. We used to have big flame wars and dramafests every six months or so. Pretty tame these days. Think people are all just busy creating and living their life. I do have a channel up on blip.tv and have only uploaded a test file to see if I could get it to work. It's been there for 2 + months while I've been getting ready to get real. I'll inform the group about the blog-n-channel when I get further along. Any opinions on tube mogul? Seems like a great option if you want to spam multiple video sites at once. http://heyspread.com/ is another one. It all depends on what your goal is. I'd focus on making the best videos you canthen worry about all the promotion etc. Steve Garfield just published a book called Get Seen: http://www.amazon.com/Get-Seen-Secrets-Building-Business/dp/0470525460 He probably answers a lot of questions for the beginner on, well, getting seen. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://momentshowing.net http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[videoblogging] Winkball.com - new British vlogging service
Hello, I've been following this group for a bit and I'm glad to se it's very active. This is my 1st post. I'm building my 1st ever wordpress based blog on my own domain and I need some advice. I'm almost ready to post episodes/shows. I will post both video and separate audio files which I'll record. How do I get the audio files and video files to be downloadable? Visitors can watch but may want to download to watch or hear later. BTW, I'm not a coder...be kind, and Thanx. ps/ which is better: episodes or shows? opinions pleze. Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com
Re: [videoblogging] Winkball.com - new British vlogging service
Thanx for the response Jay. I've been monitoring this group for awhile and I'm impressed with the (mostly) positive energy here. I appreciate your input. I do have a channel up on blip.tv and have only uploaded a test file to see if I could get it to work. It's been there for 2 + months while I've been getting ready to get real. I'll inform the group about the blog-n-channel when I get further along. Any opinions on tube mogul? Thanx. Tom Dolan On Jan 23, 2010, at 6:29 PM, Jay dedman wrote: I'm building my 1st ever wordpress based blog on my own domain and I need some advice. I'm almost ready to post episodes/shows. I will post both video and separate audio files which I'll record. How do I get the audio files and video files to be downloadable? Visitors can watch but may want to download to watch or hear later. If you upload to http://blip.tv, they give you direct links to the files so you could embed the Flash player, and then link to a downloadable version as well. I think if you have a Pro account, they also transcode your video file to MP3. ps/ which is better: episodes or shows? opinions pleze. No rules or template for whats best. It's all about the context i which you're posting. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://momentshowing.net http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Winkball.com - new British vlogging service
Jay, Got Steve's book on my desk as we speak. It's pretty good and I'm into it about half way. Thanx for the feedback, Tom Dolan On Jan 23, 2010, at 7:38 PM, Jay dedman wrote: On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com wrote: Thanx for the response Jay. I've been monitoring this group for awhile and I'm impressed with the (mostly) positive energy here. I appreciate your input. We used to have big flame wars and dramafests every six months or so. Pretty tame these days. Think people are all just busy creating and living their life. I do have a channel up on blip.tv and have only uploaded a test file to see if I could get it to work. It's been there for 2 + months while I've been getting ready to get real. I'll inform the group about the blog-n-channel when I get further along. Any opinions on tube mogul? Seems like a great option if you want to spam multiple video sites at once. http://heyspread.com/ is another one. It all depends on what your goal is. I'd focus on making the best videos you canthen worry about all the promotion etc. Steve Garfield just published a book called Get Seen: http://www.amazon.com/Get-Seen-Secrets-Building-Business/dp/0470525460 He probably answers a lot of questions for the beginner on, well, getting seen. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://momentshowing.net http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
